Iran warns ships against using unapproved routes in Strait of Hormuz
- Military command issues threat a day after Qatari mediators hailed ‘positive progress’ in indirect US-Iranian talks.
- Iran’s military command has threatened ships that attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz using unapproved routes with a “forceful response,” casting new doubt over trade flows in the critical conduit for global energy supplies.
- Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued the threat on Thursday, a day after Qatari mediators hailed indirect negotiations between US and Iranian officials as making “positive progress” towards a peace deal.
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- Military command issues threat a day after Qatari mediators hailed ‘positive progress’ in indirect US-Iranian talks.
- Iran’s military command has threatened ships that attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz using unapproved routes with a “forceful response,” casting new doubt over trade flows in the critical conduit for global energy supplies.
- Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued the threat on Thursday, a day after Qatari mediators hailed indirect negotiations between US and Iranian officials as making “positive progress” towards a peace deal.
Sources: Al Jazeera